Warne is 6/1 for an Ashes comeback!

simmy · 07-12-2010, 08:08 AM

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simmy · 07-12-2010, 08:13 AM

I posted this for comedy purposes but the content is actually pretty good.

Tremlett 1.67 to play in the next test? Surely he is a shoe in...

Goughy · 07-12-2010, 08:13 AM

Damn, that makes me nervous

Faisal1985 · 07-12-2010, 10:01 AM

Seriously that would be something if out of the blue, Warny comes for the Aussies rescue.

simmy · 07-12-2010, 10:03 AM

As mental as it would be... it's the last thing Strauss wants even if he hasn't bowled properly in years.

silentstriker · 07-12-2010, 10:03 AM

TV figures and ticket sales would go through the roof, that's for sure.

zaremba · 07-12-2010, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by simmy

I posted this for comedy purposes but the content is actually pretty good.

Tremlett 1.67 to play in the next test? Surely he is a shoe in...

He should be, but I suppose there's uncertainty about whether they might go the defensive route and pick Bresnan for his batting, or whether his fragile frame might give way, or whether he gets completely outbowled in the next FC match.

I'd still take 1.67 though

BoyBrumby · 07-12-2010, 10:19 AM

He pointedly refused to rule it out when he was on Sky duty with Bumble. "Never say never" was the quote.

Writes itself; Oz flukily salvage a draw from a losing position at Perth, Punter falls on his sword, Hilditch drops his lawyerly fence sitting, goes on bended knee & bingo: Warne's suddenly the Oz captain at the MCG for the 4th test...

GIMH · 07-12-2010, 10:29 AM

...and then leads them to an innings defeat, going wicketless in the process

joels344 · 07-12-2010, 11:32 AM

Even if Warne hasn't played Test cricket in years, it wouldn't hurt anything to for him to make a comeback. Australia are pretty much dead in this Ashes anyway.

Faisal1985 · 07-12-2010, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by GeraintIsMyHero

...and then leads them to an innings defeat, going wicketless in the process

....and then you wake up with a boner.

GingerFurball · 07-12-2010, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Goughy

Damn, that makes me nervous

On the contrary, I'd welcome it.

Warne was on the wane in 2006/07. While I've no doubt that his aura would take a few wickets for him, picking a player who hasn't played any First Class cricket in 2 years and whose only cricket in that time frame has been a few weeks of IPL would be a sign of absolute desperation.

In the modern, professional era, has plucking a player out of retirement ever really worked?

BoyBrumby · 07-12-2010, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by GingerFurball

In the modern, professional era, has plucking a player out of retirement ever really worked?

Not quite the same thing, but Yousuf actually improved his test side this summer when he came back from a retirement of sorts. Pakistan won the first test he played in after the Australian tour debacle.

Carl Hooper "retired" too (was out of the test side for nearly two years anyway) and then came back as captain and performed closer to his real abilities post-comeback than his career figures. Statsguru.

It would look like blind panic on yer crims part, but the answer to the crucial question "Would Warne improve the side?" is yes, IMHO.

Howe_zat · 07-12-2010, 01:08 PM

I really, really want this to happen. Whether or not it would improve the Aussie side I have no idea, it would just be huge event.

tooextracool · 07-12-2010, 01:11 PM

Honestly, the stage could not be better set for a Warne return. Even as an English supporter, wouldn't mind him back, this has been one of the most boring Ashes series I've watched in a while simply because of the quality of cricket on display from Australia. It could use a little Warne.

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BoyBrumby Englishman Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Doing the stance Posts: 42,629	He pointedly refused to rule it out when he was on Sky duty with Bumble. "Never say never" was the quote. Writes itself; Oz flukily salvage a draw from a losing position at Perth, Punter falls on his sword, Hilditch drops his lawyerly fence sitting, goes on bended knee & bingo: Warne's suddenly the Oz captain at the MCG for the 4th test... __________________ *- As featured in The Independent.* "This is not the time for namby-pamby promising youngsters who might just do something; not the time for building for the future. Pragmatism rules and they don't come more pragmatic than Rogers." - Victor Marks makes the case for stiff-legged and stiff-armed 35 year old left-handers in Ashes squads

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simmy International Regular Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Kent, England Posts: 3,039	I posted this for comedy purposes but the content is actually pretty good. Tremlett 1.67 to play in the next test? Surely he is a shoe in...

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simmy International Regular Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Kent, England Posts: 3,039	As mental as it would be... it's the last thing Strauss wants even if he hasn't bowled properly in years.

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tooextracool International Coach Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: not far away from you Posts: 14,304	Honestly, the stage could not be better set for a Warne return. Even as an English supporter, wouldn't mind him back, this has been one of the most boring Ashes series I've watched in a while simply because of the quality of cricket on display from Australia. It could use a little Warne. __________________ Tendulkar = the most overated player EVER!! Beckham = the most overated footballer EVER!! Vassell = the biggest disgrace since rikki clarke!!

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